Ki One Single Malt Embarks on South Korea's Foray Into Whisky-Making
Made by Three Societies Distillery, the country’s first craft single malt whisky distillery.
Three Societies Distillery is South Korea‘s first craft single malt whisky distillery, and to launch it has announced the release of Ki One, a premium single malt that aims to start the countries foray into whisky-making.
Heading to five markets around the world including the U.S.A., Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, Ki One is the first of its kind to be mashed, fermented, distilled, and matured in oak casks in Korea. Kicking things off with the “Tiger Edition,” in honor of Korea’s representative animal, Three Societies Distillery offers up a limited run of just 1,506 bottles, with only 500 being available in Korea, and only 200 of those being available to the general public.
Aged since July 7, 2020, in new American oak casks, the tasting notes are described as being packed with “oakiness with vibes of a bowl of summer fruit salad. The taste has vanilla pods and juicy peaches dancing on your tongue before a big hit of oriental spice. The long lingering spices give way to barley sugar and a forest of oak.”
Three Societies founder and CEO Bryan Do said, “We chose Ki One as our whisky name because it has two meaningful definitions in Korean, beginning, and hope. These two themes perfectly encapsulate our spirit as we are at the beginning of the single malt whisky journey from Korea to the world. We also hope to showcase how the four seasons of our region in Korea leads to the unique maturation periods and distinct flavor of Korean whisky.”
Following the “Tiger Edition” will come the “Unicorn” and “Eagle” editions. Coming in two years and two and a half years after the inaugural launch, respectively, these bottles will showcase Ki One’s aging process and will also be highly limited.
Take a look at Ki One’s single malt whisky above and purchase it from the distillery in Namyangju from September 9. It will also be available after the Chuseok holidays at other outlets including CU pocket app, Wine & More, and Daily Shot.
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